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I will be documenting the construction of our pole barn home. We decided to build because we had been in the same mobile home for many years. The main reason I started this blog was to help others. When we first started out, we looked for information to help "Do It Yourself" people such as us but didn't find much on the web. With the exception of the concrete foundation work and enclosing the structure, we are doing all the work ourselves. But we have been blessed with family members and friends who have helped us a great deal. We broke ground in July 2006 and we moved in October 2007. If you want to read more about the details of our plans, click here.
Think of this site as a diary of DIY home construction.


Update January 2009:
Hi friends, I had made my blog private for some time but have decided to open it back up again. I was way too busy with other things. I am happy to report we have moved in but still have much to do to complete things. There is still trim to put up, some grouting to do, a few more floors to finish but more on this later. I am in the process of redoing this blog and just wanted to thank everyone for visiting :)

August 16, 2007

Living room floor

I'm going to try to do all rooms in the brown bag technique. Here are the reasons I prefer doing my rooms with the bagged method:
1. Inexpensive- A room this size (375 sq feet) will cost no more than $50.00. Of course it takes a lot of hard work and doesn't go fast, but it's worth it.
2. It looks wonderful! I plan on using some area rugs in this home and most designs will go with this type of flooring. This photo was taken in the middle of applying polyurethane.

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